# Working with PLC drivers

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/working-with-plc-drivers/8125>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 8, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/working-with-plc-drivers/8125 "2014-03-08T15:37:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![pferreira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce73a5/32.png) [@pferreira](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pferreira)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/working-with-plc-drivers/8125/1 "2014-03-08T15:37:22Z")

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Sorry if it is off topic or too inocent question, but i need to be sure 😊

I need to communicate from my java application to a SLC5/05 plc. Can i use Ignition allen bradley driver modules directly for this, with no OPC-server involved?

regards,  
PF

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/working-with-plc-drivers/8125/2 "2014-03-10T15:29:08Z")

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No, the modules are drivers for Ignition’s UA server, not general purpose communication libraries.

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**Author:** ![pferreira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce73a5/32.png) [@pferreira](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pferreira)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/working-with-plc-drivers/8125/3 "2014-03-10T21:16:40Z")

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Ok, thanks for the reply.